September 9 candidate registration deadline
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC):
Candidate registration for Haiti’s upcoming elections will close on September 9, according to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP).
The CEP has circulated the election timetable to political organisations, outlining the online registration process for candidates, which began on August 20.
The council said online registration will close on September 3, after which candidates will have until September 9 to submit the required documents. Applications will be reviewed between September 10 and 17, with a preliminary list of approved candidates due to be published on September 17.
Earlier this month, the CEP announced that the first round of long-awaited presidential and legislative elections, along with a constitutional referendum, will be held on December 13. The vote will mark the first time Haitians have gone to the polls since 2016, when Jovenel Moïse was elected president. Moïse was assassinated on July 7, 2021.
Preliminary results from the first round are expected on December 19, with final results scheduled for January 9, 2027.
A second round of presidential and legislative elections, together with local elections, is planned for February 21, 2027. Final results for the presidential and legislative run-offs are expected on March 7, while final local election results are due on March 12.
Campaigning for the first round is scheduled to run from October 5 to December 12. The second-round campaign is set to take place between January 10 and February 20, 2027.
The CEP said 17 of the 18 recognised political groupings, representing 228 political parties, have been approved to contest the polls.
Meanwhile, Culture Minister Emmanuel Ménard, accompanied by his chief of staff and several colleagues, registered to vote on Monday at the National High School in Pétion-Ville.
During the registration exercise, Ménard announced plans for a balanced schedule that would allow candidates to present their programmes on state media. He also indicated that a civic education and voter-awareness campaign would be launched ahead of the elections.